Blocked by the EU's export ban, Japan got its first AstraZeneca vaccines from the US
Blocked by the EU's export ban, Japan got its first AstraZeneca vaccines from the US Apr 01, 2021, 05:31 PM facebook Yoshikazu Tsuno - Pool/Getty Images Japan received a cargo of AstraZeneca vaccine from the US, the company told local media Thursday. Japan wanted to source doses from the EU, but couldn't since the bloc banned exports in January. The US too has been criticised for stockpiling doses of the vaccine, which it has not approved. Japan's first AstraZeneca vaccines are coming from the US, not the EU, after the bloc restricted vaccine exports in January,...